On a Sunday morning, Tony woke up to a quiet house. Usually Mom was awake making breakfast and cleaning the kitchen, but not today. At the sound of his mom coughing, Tony knocked on her bedroom door and asked with great concern, "Mom, are you OK?" "Honey," Mom said weakly. "I have a terrible cold. You can have cereal (燕麦) for breakfast and watch cartoons. I'm going to stay in bed."
Tony poured some cereal into a bowl and ate the pieces dry. Mom must feel very bad if she was staying in bed all day. How could Tony help? First, he wiped up the crumbs (碎屑) of cereal he left on the kitchen counter. He also put away the cereal box neatly, so the kitchen looked just as it did when he woke up. But what else could he do? Tony thought. Sunday was the day when mom did laundry (要洗的衣物). Tony loved to watch the clothes spinning (快速旋转) in the machine. That should be fun! He ran to his room to get the laundry basket, in which there was his mother's favorite white dress, among other clothes and a pair of red socks.
Tony opened the door to the washer and put the clothes inside. He had watched Mom do laundry lots of times, so he knew where to find the washing powder and how to pour it into the machine. Finally, he closed the door and pressed the big button that said "START". Tony looked through the round glass window. Water was pouring in, and the machine was starting to spin, making his clothing tumble (翻滚) around. That was easy!
Tony watched cartoons until he heard the washing machine beep (发出哔哔声). That meant the washing was done. Tony opened the door to take out the damp clothes. He took out a few at a time and moved them into the dryer(脱水机). Everything seemed clean, and Tony felt proud. Then he pulled out a pink dress.
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But as far as he could remember, there was no pink dress in the laundry basket. Tony nervously knocked at his mom's bedroom door again, with the pink dress in his arms. |
